And I like the passion that people have when they're trying to prove they can make a movie or be a movie star.

I am always driven by the terror of humiliation.

Literally, my last call was with David Blaine, congratulating him on his show. I have a camaraderie with David.

Don't be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you only really like about seven out of 500 people.

When the entire country was watching one show there was a major discussion happening; is it possible for that to happen in a 1 million channel universe?

I did get good enough to get on HBO's Young Comedians Special, but I certainly wasn't the person who got launched off of HBO's Young Comedians Special. That would be Ray Romano that year. I had some semi-intelligent jokes, but when people would see me, they would think, "Oh, that's a good writer." No one would ever have said, "Oh, that's a good performer."

If a woman says, I love myself; I love my body; I'm comfortable with my life, comfortable with my mistakes, and I deserve a seat at every table and everything should be completely equal, there are guys who lose their minds.